Family Reading Ideas

I sent this letter to my students' parents today.  My classroom students began home learning today.  I hope it inspires you as you may be stuck at home, too.

Dear Parents,

Earlier I sent you a link to Sally Lloyd-Jones' newsletter where she will be reading on Instagram some of her books.  She is the author of The Jesus Storybook Bible.  I began listening to her first storytime today.  It is read in Spanish and in English.  It is SO beautiful! Link: https://www.instagram.com/sallylloydjones/

Another favorite creative of mine is Andrew Peterson, writer of the song "Is He Worthy?"  He is not only a singer/songwriter, but also a children's author.  If you are interested, he will be reading nightly on Facebook live at 7pm central his popular book "The Wingfeather Saga: On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness."  This begins Friday evening. Here is a link to his FB page:

https://www.facebook.com/andrewpetersonmusic/photos/pb.12812551967.-2207520000../10156752878941968/?type=3&theater

Another great idea is to pick some wonderful books off the shelf and read aloud to your family yourself!  We spent years doing that when our kids were younger.

I will be compiling some reading suggestions from gutenberg.org and librivox.org.  These are both free ebooks and audiobooks for us to enjoy without having to visit the library.  They are all public domain (usually classics and out of print) books, so include some wonderful stories from the past.  They even have wonderful picture books from the likes of Beatrix Potter and Randolph Caldecott.  Look here for their picture books: http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Children%27s_Picture_Books_(Bookshelf)  

I will send these book suggestions at a later time.

We really enjoy listening to Adventures in Odyssey on podcast or oneplace.com as well as Focus on the Family Radio Theater.  Links: https://www.whitsend.org/  and https://www.oneplace.com/ministries/focus-on-the-familys-radio-theatre/

Happy Reading!

~Mrs. Larson